Possessing the Secret Of Joy

by Walker, Alice

In Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy, we meet Tashi Johnson again (she first appeared in The Color Purple). The young tribal African woman is now living in North America. As a young woman, she submitted to the customs of her people led her to submit to the tribal initiation rite of passage, which involves genital mutilation. Now severely traumatized, she spends the rest of her life trying to reconcile her heritage with her experience as a modern woman in America.

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1992
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by Alice Walker

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Vintage. Very Good. 5.08 x 0.67 x 7.8 inches. Paperback. 1993. 272 pages. <br>When Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purpl e she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a mino r character, who had left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America. This is Tashi's story, told in her words and… Read more about this item
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992-06-30. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9x4x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear; The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits to her people's custom of genital mutilation. Severely… Read more about this item
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Great Britain: B C A , 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift inscription on flypage otherwise unmarked.Posessing the Secret of Joy is the story of Tahsi, an African tribal woman. Told in Tashi's voice and the voices of the people who knew and loved her, it is the shattering account of a… Read more about this item
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by Walker, Alice

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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. About fine in fine jacket.. Signed first printing of this novel exploring many of the same themes as THE COLOR PURPLE, especially love after trauma and universal sisterhood. 9.25'' x 5.25''. Original quarter orange cloth, grey paper boards, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($19.95) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Vaughn Andrews… Read more about this item
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